Although we have grown accustomed to seeing classical recordings with innocuous, even uninteresting cover designs, it was not always the case. As the 777 full color examples in this overview of album cover art from the 1950s through the 80s prove, adventurous record companies routinely used art that was abstract, psychedelic, surreal, or just pure unadulterated kitsch, and the resulting pairings of composer and artwork can be spot-on or they may be laughably inappropriate. Horst Scherg's text explains changing trends in the music and art of the eras in question, and a brief history of classical record labels is also included.